Gas-machine



W. K. KISE.

GAS MACHINE.' APPLICATION FILED DIsc.2. 1919.`

Patented Feb. 22,1921.

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WILLIAM KENTKISE, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

GAS-MACHINE.

Lessen.

`To all whom it may concer/lt:

Be it known that I, ViLLiAM KENT Kisn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wichita, in the. county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Y useful Gas-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gas machinesor emeans for producing gas from kerosene or coal oil, or the like, in combination with a burner, which by means of the gas so gene erated, will serve or operate to generate ad- Y ditional gas for use as desired.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide an improved burner having novel means for heating the coal oil or. 'kerosene as the same is supplied under pressure to the burner, which is adapted for use in connection with stoves, furnaces or other heat'gen` erating units, the advantage in using coal .f oil or kerosene being due to the large num- .for cleaning or repair, and inrwhichl the parts of the burner will be very unlikely7 to .clog up. Y

A further jobject of the invention is to pro'- vide an improved gas generating means and l burner adapted for use'espe'cially in conjunction withV a coal range so as to effectively heat the oven thereofV in addition to supplying heat through the openings inthe top of the stove, the number of the burners being varied as desired. in accordance with the invention.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description prof ceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what isclaimed, changesl in the precise embodiment of vthe invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit -of the invention. In the accompanying drawings: J Figure S1 is a top plan view of a gas Inachine constructed in accordance Vwiththe invention.; v

View of the device;

specifi-@ation of Letters Patent. l Patfmjd Feb, 2g, 1921. Application mea December 2, 1919. `senei No. 341,929. Y i

Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sec- Y tional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional Y Fig. 4 is a sidefelevation thereof; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical tranver'se sectional view taken'onthe line `5 5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings in detail, my improved gas machine ispreferably made 1n a form of a casting llOcomprising substantially circular burners 11 and 12 of hollow rectangular cross section as yis clearly vshown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, although it is to vbe understood'that the same Vmay be of anyl other suitable design or cross section, so long as the same is hollow and produces a channel or conduit 13 connected by intermediate portions 14 thus forming a substantlally elongated loop forming spaced burn- 7 5 ers placed in communication with the source of gas supply as will belater'` described.`

These burners are provided with a series of circular openings 15 having perforated lava burner disks 16 secured thereto, These lava burner disks 16 may be substituted by other suitable burners but are preferred by reason of the produced color in conjunction with the blue green flame of the` gas, and radiating a glowing redheat, vproducing a very desirable appearance, besides the fact ythat the disks vwill not corrode and are used for pre-heating .or super-heating the gas after the kerosene has been heated to generate the gas, as will be further explained.v

Extending longitudinallybetween and beneath the channels 13 and preferably in' p aralle l relation with respect thereto from one end of the casting is a passageway'l? which terminates at the inner end of the Vburner 12 and lis provided with oppositely branching passages18 communicating through the openings 19 with the burner pipe or channel 13 at either side.r The pipe'l'is yformed at the top within theburner and between the tinuationof the passageway 17 beyond the inner end thereof and relativelyvdeep co1npared to the pan 2G, which latter is provided with an upstanding flange 22 Vdesigned to divide the same into sections one of which has suitable openings in the bottom thereof opening into the passagevl and abovewhich are lava disks 23 of the sametype as used in Vconnectiorrwith the burners 11 and 12 i of the pan 20 is designed to contain asbestos portion 20 and being designed to receive alcohol or the like for initially starting the machine as will also be further explained.4

The opposite end of the casting s formed with a vertical air inlet passage or duct 25 which extends downwardly a considerable distance and is vopen at itslower end, vwhile the wall of the passage 17 extends therethrough horizontally to provide side -passages 26, the wall 17 serving as a baffle wall to divide the air rising in the intake pipe 25, whereby the same will be discharged at either sideV of the mixing chamber 27. The mixing chamber 27 is closed at its upper end, the top of the casting being provided with an opening 28 through which the parts conned therein are readily accessible for cleaning Vand repair. Theopening .28 is closed by a plate 29 so as tocover the mixing chamber when the device is in use and operating. By means of the openings 19, the burners are placed into communication with the supply pipe V17 ,Y so that a uniform distribution is insured, the side walls 30 closing the passage 31 which is disposed in communication with the mixing chamber 27 and the passage 17 outwardl'rofthe Bunsen tube 32 which ispositioned'in a passageway between the `mixing .chamber and the passage 31"and servesy as means of siphoning into the latter passage, the properamount of air to produce a gas which when burned will produce a perfect blue vllame and show prefect combustion.

The Bunsen tube further operates to maintain theproper and even pressure atall the burner disks. Plugs 33 may beprovided in the ends of the passages 17 and 31, in order to obtain access to the interior thereof for cleaning purposes, and the lowerportion of the passage 31 produces a pocket designed to receive any accumulation of oil which may be drained. by means of a pet cock 34.V

Y The transverse wall of the burner 11 and the innermost transverse wall of the burner 12, are slotted as Vshown at 35 so as to receive a generating supply tube36 having connection at one end as shown at 37 v for a suitable source ofsupply for coal oil under pressure, the supply of which is regulated in ay suitc able manner as byl means of a needle valve 38 coperating withV a suitable seat in the lendfof the tube 36. The tube rests upon a bridge wall 39 at the adjacent end of the casing and extends through an opening in a wall 40 at the innerv end of a mixing cham* ber 27, the vaxis thereof being on a line with the axis of the tube 32 so that the blast of i te discharge' axially into 'the tube and the gas generated in the supply passage 17 and` is ignited as it passes through the burners 23, it being understood that the pan 21 and burners 23, are extended longitudinally of the device beneath the generating tube 36 as is kclearly shown in the drawings. The advantage is that after once lighting the alcol hol in the priming pan, this flame will ignite the gas which is generated in tube 36, there being enough oil in tube 36 always to gencrate gas before it is necessary to open the fuel valve. This insures that the operator will .know when generation has taken place and will not make the'mistake of opening the fuel valve too soon, as could happen if the alcohol llame were not adjacent to the generating disks 23 which receive-the first gas generated.

The device is adapted to ybe suitably supported for use within a stove, or the like, the shape thereof varying in accordance with the heating unit to which the device is applied. However, in the drawings, the device is constructed especially for fitting a lire box of a range and the burners 11 and 12 are positioned beneath the stove openings and suitable brackets 41 are provided for supporting the device upon vthe grate, with the lower end of the air inlet passage 25 located in spaced relation thereto to A permit the entrance of air which as itV mixes with the gas, as described under pressure in the tube 32 flows then through the passage 17, `and BunsenV tube 32 described in' the manner aforesaid for use 'for cooking or heating pur- 100 poses. ,A y

rEhe brackets 41 are shown supporting a rectilinear' burner 42, at the bottom portion of one side thereof in a horizontal position, the same having the burner disks 43, so as A105 to provide the necessary heat at one side of the fire box, for heating the oven if desired. The gas is supplied to this burnerythrough the medium of an elbow or laterally extended pipe 44, in which is provided a suitable'valve 110 Y 45, preferably yofv the butterfly type adapted to be suitably manipulated for regulatingthe flow of gas tothe burner or 'entirely cutting off the same asV desired.4 By ,this means the burners 11 and 12 can be used' independently 115 of the burner 42 and the supports orbrackets 41 may beremoved entirely in case of not desiring to use thefburner 42, so that brackets can be secured to both-sides of the burners for supporting the device in position.

supporting the fuel pipe 36l in vr`the manner described, in connection with a transverse bridge wall orv partitions 46, it is Y prevented from bending and Vgetting out of alinement, so that gas and air will'not be 125 discharged therefrom except axially into the tube 32,l By having the burner l1 slottedV asV shown 39, the tube can be inserted into epening 40, and then lowered into the slot at 39 so that the tube may TheV very 130 readily supported or placed in position, or removed for the purpose of cleaning, Should the lgas be disposed out of alinement with respect to the axis of the tube 32, the result would be a less sufficient gaseous product which would produce a yellow flame without it becomes filled with impurities and a newone put in its place. The device will be vfound efficient and can be economically operated. It is also obvious that any number of burners may be connected, the same being independently controlled. Alsmattention is called to the method of dividing the top rof the burner and the mixing chamber andthe air,'the air supplied through the intake being divided .at either side ofthe fuel supply, `so as to produce a more thoroughl mixture. Also, by providing the burners at either side ofthe device,'there is the advantage that one half of the burner may be used in case the other half should become obstructed for any reason not so far apparent as the result of considerable use and experiment. Also attention is 'called to the construction whereby the very first gas that is generated'. Vpasses directly through the Bunsen tube 32 thence to 31, then chamber 17 which furnishes gas to disks 23 which maintains the generation of tube 36 which was originally started by the alcohol in pans 20 and 21. Thus, it will be seen thatfas the gas is generated in tube 36, it leaves the tube orifice in a form of a spray or hot gas whichshoots, with force through the mixing chamber 27 and directlyinto the Bunsen tube 32, the force of the spray siphons in air in the proper amount into the Bunsen tube 32,Y so that the air will be properly proportioned with the gas and spaced from the gas orifice so that vthe resultant mixture will when burned produce a perfect blueV -flame without the usual deposit of carbon,

owing to the perfect combustion which results. The only outlet vfor the Bunsen tube is into the chamber 31 which leads downwardly into the supply 17, thus insuring that the burners 23 will be ignitedbefore it is necessary tosupply gas to the burners 11 and 12 thus permitting the machine to Voperate more quickly and from the gas generated, by the initial heating, from the oil remaining within the tube 36, caused by the heat from the pans 20 and 21, which as understood, have been supplied with alcohol for this purpose. This will result in a quick generation of gas since the burners andA initial heating means are adjacent to-the burners 11 and 12. 1t is to, be 'understoodthat the burners 23 are first ignited, and

afterward, the burners 11 and 12. This is accomplished by the small Vamount -of foil that remains in the Vtube 36k -from'the time it was used previously, so Vthat theoperator observing-the gas lighting at theburners 11 and 12, knowsthat generation has been taking place and thatfthe fuelY valve should be opened. vThis' obviate's-the .obj ection to other machines that generate gas fromoilin that it is necessary for them toallow the alcohol to burn a certain length of time and when they think generation has taken place,they open the fuel valve. However, it often happens thatthe valve 'isl opened .too soon, and ,Y

since no means is provided of knowing when generation has taken place, the result is that oil is discharged into the generating 'tube before it is hot enough to gasi'fy the oil, so that the oil is caused to be discharged into the burners. This mistake cannot happen with the present device, because vthegas which escapes lfrom the-burners 11 and 12 will be automatically ignited before the .supplyV valve is opened, owing to the disks 16 being adjacent to the pans andburnerk disks 23. v l

Having thus described the invention what I claim is: 1 1. In a gas machine and'burner, a casting including spaced burners,said casting having slotted portions, va v-alved supply pipe supported in said slotted portions, a. mixing chamber within one of said burners and having means ofV access thereto said mixing chamber having an air inlet at the bottom and receiving said pipe therein, a tube extending through one wall of the mixing chamber in axial alinement with the pipe, ka supply pipe leading therefrom beyond said burner tube and communicating with said burners at opposite sides, and means for supporting said casting.

v2. In a gas machine and burner, a casting including Vspaced burners, said casting lhaving slotted portions, a valved supply'pipe supported in said slotted portions, a mixing .chamber within one of said burners and chamber in axial alinement withV the pipe, a .supply pipe leading therefrom beyond said burner tube and communicating with said burners at opposite sides, a pan having a channel in its upper portion adapted to re-v ceive alcohol or the like for initially heating said supply tube, burners in said pan and Y receiving a supply of gas therefrom, said pan being positioned beneath said tube` a Vpocket formedbetween the mixing chamber and said pan and having means of draining the same, and means for supporting the device in position. ,Y

3. A machine of the class` described conipi'ising a substantially elongated casting in a form of a loop of tubular cross section, provided With spaced burners having opposed coinmunicating portions, the opposed sides of said burners being divided to provide slots having recessed bridge walls, the opposed sides of said burners being placed in communication at one end thereof, openings in the central' portion of the casting centrally at one end thereof, a mixing chainber formed Within the other end and having a top portion and an air inlet, a supply pipeV for kerosene supported in said slots and one wall, said mixing chamber having an opening in one Wall receiving said supply pipe and having an opening in its opposite Wall axially alined therewith, a pocket outwardly, offset in the last named Wall and provided with meansl for obtaining access thereto, a conduit extending from said pocket longitudinally beneath the supply pipe and having means for heating said pipe prior to the generation of gas in the mixing chamberand by means of the gas so generated by the heating thereof, said conduit having a baiile wall providing passages at either side of the outlet end of the supply pipe and an outlet for said conduitfor connection with additional burners.

4.1A machine of the class described comprising a substantially elongated casting in a form of a loop of tubular cross section,

provided'with spaced burners havingV opposed communicating portions, the opposed sides of said burners being divided toVV provide slots having recessedbridge'walls` the opposed sides of said burners being placed in communication at one end thereof, openings in the central portion of the casting centrally at one end thereof, a mixing chamber formed within the other wall and hav# ing atop portion and an air inlet, a supply pipe for kerosene supported-in said slots and one of the bridge walls, said mixing. cham+ ber having an opening in one wall receiving said supply pipe and having an opening in its opposite wall in line therewith, a

Vpocket outwardly offsetfin the last named wall andprovided Withv means forobtaining access thereto, a conduit extending from said pocket longitudinally beneath the supply pipe and having means for heating said pipe prior to the generation of gasin the mixing chamber and by means of the gas so generated by the heating thereof,ja rectilinear burner arranged beneath the aforesaid burner and facing the side thereof, and a valved communication between said conduit and said burner. f l.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of twopvvitnesses.

WILLIAM KENT KISE. 

